Manchester City and Manchester United will each discover their opponents for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League in the draw in Nyon this morning.

Heading into their final group matches last week, City and United both secured their places in the competition’s first knockout stage, meaning their respective encounters with RB Leipzig and Young Boys do not. hardly relied on them.

City lost 2-1 to Leipzig in Germany and United played a low-key 1-1 draw with Young Boys at Old Trafford, with Pep Guardiola and Ralf Rangnick opting to spin their respective sides ahead of Premier League action from the weekend.

Nonetheless, both teams have progressed as group winners, meaning they find themselves on the favorable side of the draw.

At this stage of the competition, the eight group winners are drawn against the eight runners-up, but clubs from the same country and those which have met in the group stage cannot be drawn. For example, United cannot be drawn against Chelsea and City will not be forced to face Paris Saint-Germain again.

However, there is still no shortage of big clubs that City or United could both meet up with, including Atletico Madrid or Inter Milan, meaning both sides could face the prospect of clearing a big hurdle. to reach the last eight.

Liverpool are also on the side of City and United which means they could also face Atletico or Inter plus PSG just like United.

Chelsea, however, missed out on Group H dramatically last Wednesday night, being held to a 3-3 draw by Zenit St Petersburg meaning Juventus won the group. Chelsea, the reigning Champions League holder, could now face one of the players like Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.

Therefore, the draw promises to bond both interesting and exciting as the road to the final really begins to come to life.

And that’s exactly what happened when we performed a pull stimulation using our own simulator.

MEN Sports did a simulation before the actual draw and he kicked off some exciting matches including a battle between United and PSG.

It would prove to be a gigantic link between two of Europe’s biggest clubs if it were to come to fruition, especially when it saw United target Mauricio Pochettino visit Old Trafford and Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi face off against each other. .

Meanwhile, City are reportedly tied with Austria’s Red Bull Salzburg, who qualified for the last 16 as a Group G runner-up, after missing out on first place by just one point.

Elsewhere, Chelsea are said to be tasked with defeating Real Madrid for the second consecutive season in the competition and Liverpool are said to be grappling with Benfica.

Full simulation:

Ajax vs. Inter Milan

Manchester United against Paris Saint-Germain

Lille vs Villarreal

Manchester city against Red Bull Salzburg

Bayern Munich vs Sporting Lisbon

Juventus vs Atlético Madrid

Real madrid versus Chelsea

Liverpool against Benfica

The round of 16 matches are to be played over two matches and matches are expected to be played in February and March, with the first round of first legs taking place on February 15 and 16.

Whichever one United end up facing in the round of 16, interim manager Ralf Rangnick will look to lead the Reds to the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since 2019, while City will look to advance to the round of 16. last for the fifth consecutive season.

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